Category: Software & Technology
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John Nack on Adobe : Photoshop Express 1.5 arrives for iOS
Photoshop Express 1.5 arrives for iOS
I’m delighted to report that Photoshop Express, Adobe’s free photo capture & editing tool that’s been downloaded over 15 million times (!), is now available in enhanced versio…
via John Nack on Adobe: http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2011/01/photoshop-express-1-5-arrives-for-ios.html
Donald Weber spent four months shooting inside a police interrogation room in the Ukraine, creating a complex portrait of petty criminals as they undergo their “trial by ordeal”, captured at the moment of confession. Diane Smyth questions him.
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Military Struggles to Harness a Flood of Data – NYTimes.com
In New Military, Data Overload Can Be Deadly
Raw information helps determine what targets to hit and what to avoid, but sometimes the data is overwhelming.
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/17/technology/17brain.html?_r=1
Research shows that the kind of intense multitasking required in such situations can make it hard to tell good information from bad. The military faces a balancing act: how to help soldiers exploit masses of data without succumbing to overload.
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Rob Galbraith DPI: Nik Silver Efex Pro 2 announced
New features include a History Browser for comparing image versions or different editing treatments, adaptive contrast and brightness controls, new presets, a selective colorizing tool, and more.
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Eye-Fi announces Direct Mode link between digital cameras, smartphones
Topic: apple articles on Engadget
apple articles, stories, news and information.
via Engadget: http://www.tuaw.com/2011/01/04/eye-fi-announces-direct-mode-link-between-digital-cameras-smart/
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Photogene 2.0 for iPad: A Desktop Photo Editor on a Tablet | Gadget Lab
Photogene 2.0 for iPad: A Desktop Photo Editor on a Tablet
Photogene has long been one of the better photo-editing apps for the iPad, but a new update — version 2.0 — turns it into arguably the best around. First I’ll run through the main features, and then tell you about the new stuff, which includes non-destruc
via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/12/photogene-2-0-for-ipad-a-desktop-photo-editor-on-a-tablet/
Photogene has long been one of the better photo-editing apps for the iPad, but a new update — version 2.0 — turns it into arguably the best around.
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VISUALS App is Live – Looking to the Future « Vincent Laforet
The app contains some of my favorite images from my day as a staff photographer at the New York Times, and each image is accompanied by a video of me sharing the story behind the images, as well as many technical challenges that I faced and how I overcame them.
Link: VISUALS App is Live – Looking to the Future « Vincent Laforet’s Blog
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The 10th Annual Year in Ideas – NYTimes.com
For the 10th consecutive December, the magazine has chosen to look back on the past year through a distinctive prism: ideas.
Our digest of short entries refracts the light beam of human inspiration, breaking it up into its constituent colors — innovations and insights from a spectrum of fields, including economics, biology, engineering, medicine, literature, sports, music and, of course, raw-meat clothing. Happy thinking!
Link: The 10th Annual Year in Ideas – Interactive Feature – NYTimes.com
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PDN Pulse » Massive Dev Chart App
Sponsored Post: Massive Dev Chart App | PDNPulse
Film Processing Timer for iPhone, iPod Touch & iPad The Massive Dev Chart app combines the world’s largest film development database from Digitaltruth Photo with an advanced multi-step timer, creating what is probably the best tool ever made for film deve
via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.com/2010/12/sponsored-post-massive-dev-chart-app.html
The Massive Dev Chart app combines the world’s largest film development database from Digitaltruth Photo with an advanced multi-step timer, creating what is probably the best tool ever made for film development.
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Introducing the PhotoShelter Print Vendor Network – A Picture's Worth
the Print Vendor Network lets you sell prints and products via a PhotoShelter website while assigning fulfillment to a print vendor of your choice, virtually anywhere in the world
Link: Introducing the PhotoShelter Print Vendor Network – A Picture’s Worth | PhotoShelter
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Apple releases Aperture 3.1.1 update
Topic: apple articles on Engadget
apple articles, stories, news and information.
via Engadget: http://www.tuaw.com/2010/12/09/apple-releases-aperture-3-1-1-update/
PhotoShelter CEO (and serial entrepreneur) Allen Murabayashi recently gave an online presentation during the (December) 2010 PDN Virtual Trade Show, called “Put More Business in Your Photo Business.”
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Photoshop CS5 update (12.0.2) now available
Photoshop CS5 update (12.0.2) now available
The Adobe Photoshop 12.0.2 update (Mac|Win) speeds up painting performance and fixes a number of problems discovered after Photoshop CS5 was released. The most significant fixes in the update incl…
via John Nack on Adobe: http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2010/12/photoshop-cs5-update-12-0-2-now-available.html
A number of potential security vulnerabilities have been addressed
Crashing bugs related to typography & fonts have been addressed
Performance of various features has been improved
Crashes related to opening 3D layers, sharpening, color management, and scanning via TWAIN devices have been fixed
Problems with brush cursors, the histogram progress bar, the display of selection boundaries (“marching ants”), scrolling while using the shift key, and the use of action droplets have been addressed
Intermittent file format problems have been addressed
Metadata-related bugs related to focus distance and Orphea Studio JPEGs have been fixed -
Lightroom 3.3, Camera Raw 3.3 now available
Lightroom 3.3, Camera Raw 6.3 now available
Lightroom 3.3 (Mac|Win) and Camera Raw 6.3 (Mac|Win) for CS5 are now available as final releases on Adobe.com and through the update mechanisms available in Photoshop CS5 and Lightroom 3. These up…
via John Nack on Adobe: http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2010/12/lightroom-3-3-camera-raw-3-3-now-available.html
Lightroom 3.3 (Mac|Win) and Camera Raw 6.3 (Mac|Win) for CS5 are now available as final releases on Adobe.com and through the update mechanisms available in Photoshop CS5 and Lightroom 3. These updates include bug fixes, new camera support and new lens profiles
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Magic Software Re-Focuses Your Blurred Photos | Gadget Lab
Magic Software Re-Focuses Your Blurred Photos
Back when I used to spend time in the darkroom, somebody once asked me if they could cancel out their mis-focussed photos by just dialing the enlarger’s lens in the opposite direction. I laughed, but I couldn’t help wishing it was true. 25 years later, it
via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/12/magic-software-re-focuses-your-blurred-photos/
In 2000 a group of Australian photographers formed a collective and created a website showcasing their work. It was an outlet for newspaper photographers to get their personal work out to the world. The group was not formed as a commercial venture. While the membership of Oculi has changed over time, the mission of the group has stayed the same: make amazing pictures showing the drama of everyday life.
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Analyst finds flaws in Canon image verification system
A cryptographic system used by Canon to ensure that digital images haven’t been altered is flawed and can’t be fixed, according to a Russian security company that specializes in encryption.
Link: Analyst finds flaws in Canon image verification system
via: Boing Boing
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Apple iOS 4.2 Arrives, Makes Find My iPhone Free | Gadget Lab
Apple iOS 4.2 Arrives, Makes Find My iPhone Free
Apple’s long-awaited universal iOS update is available today to everyone using an iPad or post-3G iPhone or iPod Touch. The big features have been well-known and the release candidate’s been out for a while, but Apple still managed to add a few surprises
via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/11/apple-ios-4-2-arrives-makes-find-my-iphone-free/
Julio Mitchel, 68, would be the first to admit that he is a bit prickly and has not been adept at managing his photographic career. His name is not branded. He doesn’t have a blog. There are no camera company sponsorships. And he doesn’t have gallery or agency representation.
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Lack of Flash Gives MacBook Air Two Extra Hours of Battery Life | Gadget Lab | Wired.com
Lack of Flash Gives MacBook Air Two Extra Hours of Battery Life
We sometimes sneer at cellphones equipped with Adobe’s Flash browser plug-in: On tiny, energy-efficient mobile processors, the plug-in spikes CPU-usage, causing a big drain on battery life and often making the poor host browser so stuttery and unresponsiv
In a move that is likely to impact photographers, Prime Minister David Cameron has announced that he will ask his government to review the country’s copyright law to allow for the “greater use of copyright material without the owner’s permission”
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DSLR Camera Remote HD for iPad | Gadget Lab
DSLR Camera Remote HD for iPad
It’s been a long, long time coming, but OnOne has finally gotten around to making an iPad version of its handy DSLR Camera Remote for the iPad. The app, previously available for the iPhone and iPod touch, allows you to remote-view what your SLR sees on th
via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/11/dslr-camera-remote-hd-for-ipad/
It’s been a long, long time coming, but OnOne has finally gotten around to making an iPad version of its handy DSLR Camera Remote for the iPad.